Food Assignment

I think the lighting in these photos are so strong because they were taken at different angles and with natural daylight.  What makes these foods stand out and make you want to crave them, is the focus. The photographer blurred the back round to focus on the foods which makes them appear to stand out even more. The photographer that took the picture of the pancakes made it look very realistic with the syrup dripping down the side which make the photo have some movement. The salad was put with a fork to give it also a complete look and the spaghetti was focused just by itself. Overall, in each of these photos they portray great contrasts of lighting in different ways. 

I learned in order to photograph food you must have a purpose to the picture the picture needs strong lighting or it wont be as good. Props are also another important key to food photography to put together a mood of the photo. Another thing is the angles in which you take the photo has to be 10 to 45 degrees to make it more three dimensional. Focus is important because you do not want to focus too much on the back round, but still need the extra props to help it give the picture more color, and keep it all together. The photographer should be focusing on the food. Also focusing on the little details about the food laying out everything the right way. Too much food on one plate can also distract from the focus of the photograph. Lastly, using natural light is very important it gives it a more successful photograph.